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Month Sees Complete Revolution in
Political SituationBusiness Re
vival and Program of Military Pre
parcdness and Progressive Inde
, penitence.
11Y (1II.S0N OAKDNHIl
WASHINGTON, Auk. 4. Within a
inontli n complete revolution tins Ink-
on placo In tho political situation.
Following nro tho changes:
( 1 ) A revival of business headed
Vy war brdcrs hut followed by fjon-
tnno Industrial rovlval, linn robbed
(he Htnndpattcra of their principal
Issue;
f 2) Tho administration has adopt
ed tho military preparedness Issue al
most to tho oxtont advocated by
JlooHcvolt and Augustus. P. Gardner,
jiliandonlnK onllroly tho Hryan pacif
icist watchful waiting, nttltudo;
(3) ProsroHslvcs of the country
have concludod suddenly and qulto
unanimously not to return to tho par
ty of their daddloH, but to contlnuo
their organization and name candi
dates; ) National prohibition ban Ito
como a looming Issuo with Hobion
and Hryan aa likely rlvnls for tho
presidential nomination on that plat
form, IWdMIHy r War
Hack or all thin loom tho ponslblll
(y of war. In everybody's mind thoro
Is tho thnught that plana which may
bn made today may bo knocked In tho
lioad tomorrow by some act of dor-
many precipitating tho United States
into tho world conflict.
A llttlo while ago tho Old Guard
republicans-Penrose, Critno, (Jalllu
gcr, et nl woro mooting In N3w
York city and almost dividing tho
spoils. They wort perfectly suro that
n promlso of prosperity nnd Job for
tho unemployed would work n repeti
tion of tho McKlnley-Hanna full din
nor pall election nnd sweep the demo
rrnts from offlco. So suro woro they
that they orn picking candidates for
first and second placo. Itont was al
most a twenty to oun shot nnd C.
W, Fairbanks actually lot go n wad
of money to start a weekly nowspaper
for tho purpose of booming his can
didacy. It began to look like a rnco
among tho republican standpat noni
InoBH for a suro thing nomination.
Now .All U CIiiuikciI
Now all that Is changed. Tho ro
publicans nro In tho doldrums agaliw
Hoot ns boss of tho reactionary Now
York constitutional convention nt
Albany bos not boon o voto getting
flguro liofore tho country. Tho pro
gressives havo not boon falling ovor
theiusolvos In tho prodigal ro.el In
New York tho progressive parly com
mlttcomon havo coufcrcnrcd and do
elded against going back Into tho (1.
O I , while out at tho exposition
Itoosovelt has gono so far as to stand
out publicly nnd suggest tho nomi
nation of lllram V. Johnson ns tho
progressive party's presidential can
didate. Moro overwhelming, however, Is
thn administration's plans for tho
biggest navy In tho world and an en
dorsement of Garrison's rccomuicnda
tlon for an ndenuate army. Along
tho latter lino plans will bo ready for
congress authorizing u new federnl
volunteer mllltla reaorve.
.Military Pivgittiii
Following Socrolary Daniels' artlon
In creating a board of scientific couu.
nol In tho navy department, comes
tho news that congress will bo sup
plied with full reports on tho ob
servations of our military and niival
exports abroad, together with recom
Herniations touching vastly Increas
ed mimhora of aeroplanes and sub
marines and soveral battle cruUers of
of tho most up to date type. Tho
naval program, It Is declared, will
suit tho most enthusiastic advocate
of national defense
Kven tho Mexican policy of watch
fill waiting has been abandoned and
it Is announced officially that tlio
president is waiting only to decide on
u plan of Intoru'ntlon which will r
(tluco that country to law and order.
1'ro-ijKTily lletiiriilug
As to tho country's material pros.
jerlty, which Is probably tho most
Important factor in tho plltloul sit
uation, tho results of v.ar orders are
notorious. But thoso nro not tho
only basis of prosperity. Figure Just
compiled by tho department of com
merce show thut for tho fiscal ear
Just ondod all records oro broken
I ntlie volumo of American oxports
and vast Increase In the balance of
trade which Id what tho foreigner
owes the United State for goods sap-
idled. Tho balance of trade in iaor
of tho Unite dStates for tho final
year n 1.09M8M4jl um
exceeded by 1 418,000,00,0 TITO fortiyr
fefgk rcord wado la 1908, and by
$023,800,000 tho 'export' balnnc6 of
1914.
At tho same tlmo reports from all
parta of tho country show that the
army of unemployed lids boon dwind
ling and now there Is oven a clamor
for farm hands nn dcxpert opcrntlvefl
In the mills and munition making fac
tories. Strikes aro resulting In In
creases of wages with hardly nny
question.
"Without tho "hard times" and tho
"military preparedness" Issues, JJIo
opponent of tho ftdmfnlstr.atloii will
find hard sledding, Thero.wlll evi
dently bo throo candidates In' the
field, nnd possibly four. So tho'pros
pert of a particularly Interesting pres
idential year Is dally increasing
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Geary K. Clin ret, Mildred (I. Brown
and William Vnwtcr, Jr., nro repre
sentatives of Jackson county nl tin
htimmur hcIiooI of thu University of
Oregon. Mr. OnrreU't course in
cludes HiHlory and HngliHh Litem
ture. Mildred (I. Hmwn is taking
work in Kpntiisli, I'sycliolooe mid
Kducutinn. Mr. Viiwlcr'n work is in
History, Knglisli, Literature mid
Milsie. ' '-" '
Among Uio oilier Jackson county
htulcntn nt tlio minniior school is (I.
Wl Milam.
The Hummer school this year i
larger than ever before, anil the stu
dent body is remarkable in mivcrnl ro
Hpcetb. In tlio first place, tlieru am
half again iih miiiiy man ns women.
TliiHviK.-wverv't-iuiitiHuul in. sumiiier
hoIiooIh, which are, as a general
thine;, eompoHcd to a ery lurp ex
tent of women school teachers. Thn
men 'nHlliti Oregon Hummer School
this year" lire, many of them, in the
prime of life. According to Dr.
Schafer, director of the school, their
average ago is prohably ;I0 years or
more. They include numerous coun
ty nnd city superintendent and high
school and consolidate school prin
cipals wm aro working for higher
degrecH and to advance Iheiiioclvcs
in their profession.
SIDE LIGHT ON
MANUFACTURING
A CONSTITUTION
TO PUBLIC LIBRARY
Some new books latch milled to
the public library are;
Dr. Moiitcssori's Own Handbook,
Monlessori; fluido to Current I'ei
iodicals and Serials, Severance; How
to Know Period Stylus of Furniture,
Kimerly; Literary and Historical At
las of America, Martholomew; Meau
igu of Truth, .lamus; Memories and
Milestones, Chapman; Nnturulirutioii
Laws of the U. S., Wilson; Oxford
Hook of American Kssays, Matthews,
I'd; Passing of the Third Floor Hack,
.leromo; Practical Investing, F.ohcr;
Pragmatism, Jiunc; Profilalile Vo
cations for Hoys, Weaver and Hler;
Table Service, Allen.
Angus Mai'Doiiald has left at the
public library his collection of books
published by the Gospel Trumpet Co.
and they may be consulted there at
any time.
NEW JERSEY TOLL IN
STORM IS MILLION
NKW YORK. Aug. 5 -lteports
from various points In Now Jersey
tonight Indicated thut tho storm dam.
ago In that state probably amounted
to S 1,000.000. This estimate Includ
ed dutuagn to growing crops which In Harnes and the valued work of .Mr
man sections woro said to havo been Knot In presiding over tho conven
totallv destroyed. Many bridges were tlon?
swept away and a number of houses!
demolished 'With Medford Trade Is MmUord Made
Visit To New Yprk Committee Draft-
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'OnpRevlsloni'of Empire State. Con-
stltution Root and Barnes Doing,
J tthe VYo'rkPerpctual FranclllRs
' ' Authorized Hovv It Is Done-i .y:
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MY GII.SON GAIIDNKH 'J
ALHANY, N. Y Aug. r.. Ah cx
Sonntor ICIIhu Hoot Is tho most talked
of candidate for president of tho
United States on tho republican tick
et, I decided to run tin to Albany.
Now York, to bco him In his most
up to unto rolo of coiiHtltutlon-iuaker
for tho Umpire state.
On tho nfternoon of July 28, I
dropped In on the committee on pub
lic utilities nt which Mr. Wllllmn
Harnes, Jr., Itoot'a first lieutenant
the only court ndjudlcatcd corrupt
bi-partisan boss In tho country Is
chnlrman, Ah It happened, Mr. Harnes
was speaking, and ibis Is what 1
heard:
"This provision looks all right to
me. It would permit tho legislature
to grant franchises to public service
corporations for a certain number ol
yenrs, say ri)0 years, or for an In
definite period."
Thoro were nlno members of tho
committee sitting around tho com
mittee tablo. Nobody said anything.
Mr. Harnes appealed to the member
on his right.
"As for mo," replied tho member,
"I don't see why thorn Is nny object
ion to giving power to tho legislature
to grant perpetual franchise Why
such n fuss?"
Again the commltteo members said
nothing. Mr. Harnes read another
section.
"That Is to protect tho present
franchise holders," ho explained.
"Hut It doesn't do It,- ono nieniber
objected. "It doesn't take Into con-
Jslilerntlon good will value of the
.franchise. I know n decision of tho
appellate court" (business of toll-
uiK ii mi ill I lie decision.;
"Well." said Mr, Harnes, "If no
body has any objections, we will lot
that stand."
Nobody had. Somebody naked
about the medical clause
"I am getting n barrel full of let
ters fiom thn Christian Scientists
about that," said one member.
Mr. Humes: "Oh, that section is
all right. I talked to n couple of
them this morning and they wont
away convinced that It doesn't mean
what they thought It meant."
Pause. Silence.
Harnes: "Anybody want to make a
motion to adjourn. I don't think
there Is much moro we can do today."
So everybody stood up and drifted
from tho room.
The committee meetings are qulto
informal. No records are made or
kept. The chairman Interlines with
n lead pencil a typewritten copy of
the proposed amendment and tho
committee takes It for granted. Ap
parently I was the only representa
tive of the public present. Tho ex
perience mis to me a valued side
lighten the business of making a
state constitution. Perpetual or r00
year franchises and nobody object
lug. Is It any wonder the Interests
approve thu administration of Mr.
DEMAND FOR "REALISM" MAKES FILM ACTOR'S LIFE VX GAMBLE"
HODGES
DEATH
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'Could photoplnycrs talk from the
st'rccn, there aio many tunes when
the shriek of the actor would curdle
the blood of the uui'.ionve. v
The demand of the public for
"realism" in the movies ami the at
tempts of the producers to furnish
it bus boon the cause of numerous
serious accidents. There is scarcely
a motion picture player who hasn't
hud a "close up" of the face of dejith.
Many of the escapes of these peo
ple ate truly miraculous.
Cleo Madison, celebrated star of
the film firmament, has prohably hud
more' "aecidenlV than any other
actress in the game. Mole than
ouc'c this intrepid little lady lias.l'aol'd
death fbr the sake of getting over the
much wanted "realism."
Directors do, all they can to pro
tect their people, hut despite their
efforts, death is always lurking in
the unexpected.
From time to time we will print in
this paper one of Cleo Mnilison'H
flirtations with death. F.very story
will stir your blood. Head them.
EASTLANrDlSAS
TER
The first pictures of the great Chi
cago Kasthiiid disasterwill be shown
at the Page tonight only. These pic
tures were immcliaU'lyTiluveloped atui
shipped direct to the mmst. and the
management of the' Page secured the
special hooking by wire ou'y u duy
or two ugo. These will bo shown to
day only in addition to tho great fea
ture "Anna Kareniua" from Count
Leo Tolstoi's drama, which wus en
joyed by a large audience lust night.
The splendid acting and henutiful
shcttiugs make this' picture one of
unusual power and interest.
Wltn Medford trado ra Modtord made.
At a coroner's impiest held at Gold
Hill W'ednosdnv into the death of
camiicl T. Hodges, u pioneer livery -mnn
of. Gold Hill, famed for ids
jjnjwloilgp 5)f ,wtioUcrnit', returned a
verdict or accidental death. The unto
Hodges was driving vn struck by an
f.ity.,t(rnin.Mo;ilay night at Sardiiio.
crossing. Tim evidehec showed that
Hodges' view of tho nppioaiilimg
tram was obstructed by the covitring.
The jury was composed of W. F.
Hlackcrd, W. II. Miller, J. M. Hut
son, G. H. Turner. C. S. HedfioJd and
M. I). Howcrs. A citizens' lirlird of
inquiry returned the following re re
eort: "After hearing tho testimony, tho
board finds that deceased di-ovo a
Ford automobile along the county
road, parallel to the Southern Pacific
(rack, for n distance of nt least a
half n mile. Hoad located Just out
aldo of right-of-way. Wndo nn nb.
Tiipt turn on crossing whon about a
hundred feet ahead of train. Auto
mobllo was struck by pilot of en
gine, and Samuel T. Hodges Instantly
killed and auto demollnlied. Tho nc
cldont caused by driver falling to ob
serve ordinary precaution beforo at
tempting to cross railroad.
"Vlow for a distance of three
quarters of a mllo Immediately par
allel Uho track west of tho placo
unobstructed. ' Tho county road par
allels and Immediately adjoins tho
rlgnt-of-wny for n dlntnnco of nbout
ono-olght of a mllo beyond whoro
tho crossing known ns tho Snrdlno
road crossing occurs, nnd it was Im
possible for tho train crew to deter
mine whether or not tho nutomobllo
was continuing along the county road
or Intended to mako the crossing,
but tho board finds that they tdok
every precaution possible to tako in
tho event that tho driver of the auto
mobile Intended to mnke tho crossing,
using every effort to give Mm warn
Ing.
"Wo further find that
crow, nn soon ns It becam
thattho driver of thn nutomobllo
that tho driver of tho nutomobllo
would cross tho trnck, nppllcd tho em
power to stop tho train."
Signed; J, h. May, L. C. Adams, D.
O. Harris, J. II. Hcomnn nnd II. D.
Heed;
NATWICK GIVEN
CONTRACT TO GRADE
PACFIC
HGHWAY
At a meeting of tho county court
held nt Jacksonville this morning.
Chris. II. Natwlck of Eaglo Point
was nwarded tho contract for tho
building of tho Pacific Highway from
Tolp to tho Joscphlno county lino.
His bid was S1C.GC9.90 for tho total
work, which Includes' grading, cul
verts nnd curbing. Contractor Nnt-
wlck will begin tho assembling of his
outfit and machinery at onco, nnd It
Is expected that actlvo oporatlonB
will bo under way by tho first of noxt
week.
The other bid upon tho total work
was from John 11. Garrett of Klam
ath Falls, whoso figures woro $28,
69G.79. II. D. Heed of Gold Hill bid
11379.10 upon a small unit of tho
work.
Tho county court Is now preparing
estimates for bids for tho Pacific
highway from Central Point to Tolo,
n section of tho work thnt was, loft
out, owing to tho alterations nindo
by tho county court to ollmlnato dan
ncrcus crossings.
Orchardlsts of tho valley mot with
the county court and discussed tho
appointment of n successor to County
Pathologist M. P. Henderson, resign
ed. All tho fruit sections of tho vnl
loy were represented nnd the appoint
ment of K. J. Krouso In charge of
experiment stations nt tho Oregon
Agricultural college, -wns urged. Tho
court took tho matter undor advlso
inent until noxt Mondny, when a de
cision will bo given.
XOTICK
There will bo n regular meeting of
tho Grizzlies tonight nt tho Public
Library nt 8 o'clock. A full attend-
nnco Is urged.
mill null!-
Ijio trnW
io evident
Thffe It dot Catarrh la thl ircllon of tbo
roonlrjr tbtn all otber dltratra pat lofethtr, and
until the UU ten jrira waa auppmrd to b
Incurable, lor a great uianr Trara doctor
prvDouocvd It a local dlirat and prracrlbrd local
rtnitdlta, and b comtantlj (ailing to curs vrllb,
local trtatmrnt, pronounced It lucurablc. Science
baa prortn catarrh to be a ccmtltutlonal dlieaie.
and therefore rtnulrra constitutional treatment.
Haifa Catarrh Cure, manufactured b F. J.
Chener ft Co., Toledo. Ohio, la the only Conatllu.
tlonil euro on tho market. It Ii taken Intrrnallr
In doiea from 10 dropa lo a teaipoonful. It acta
dlrectl on the blood and mucoiia aurfacea of
the aritem. Ther offer ono hundred dollara for
any case ir falli to cure. Send for circular! and
teallmonlala.
Addre.i: ft J. CIIESKV ft CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold br DruggUta, TSc.
Take Uall'i I'atall I'llla for coDitlpatloo.
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